Analysis of EPA’s Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (SCCAP) Risk Management Program (RMP) Final Rule 40 CFR Part 68 (Published 3/11/24)

On March 11, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the much-anticipated Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule (SCCAP) Final Rule, an update to EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) 40 CFR Part 68, under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAA). This is the first substantial change to the rule since its inception in 1996.

AcuTech has summarized key points of the rule that industry must be aware of to plan for compliance. Several new requirements will have a substantial potential impact on the regulated community, particularly those in certain chemical and petroleum refining industries. In all, EPA estimates that nearly 12,000 RMP registered stationary sources are in the United States.